# John F. Link Sr.

John F. Link Sr. (March 22, 1901 – April 8, 1968) was an American film editor from the 1930s through the 1960s. Born in Alabama on March 22, 1901, he began editing in 1930. He began editing film shorts, and from 1930 to 1932 he edited almost 20. Link was given his first opportunity to edit a feature film in 1932, with Carnival Boat, directed by Albert Rogell, and starring Bill Boyd and Ginger Rogers. In his 30-year career, he would edit over 30 films, with the highlight of his career would be the 1943 classic, For Whom the Bell Tolls, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Link, along with co-editor Sherman Todd, received an Academy Award nomination for their work on this film.
His son, John F. Link Jr., is also a film editor, and was also nominated for an Academy Award: for the 1988 film, Die Hard. Due to the similarity in their names, it is unclear as to when Link Sr. retired. The American Film Institute has combined both the father and son's career under one listing. The Internet Movie Database (imdb) has Link Sr.'s final film as 1958's, The Immoral Mr. Teas, directed by Russ Meyer, however Link Sr. was most likely, due to the dating of the films, also the editor on three additional films, 1961's The Sergeant Was a Lady, the 1962 film The Rape of the Sabine Women, and The Desert Raven in 1965. Link also directed two films, Devil's Cargo in 1948, and Call of the Forest in 1949.
Link Sr. died on April 8, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 67.

## Filmography

(Per AFI database)
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes | Other notes |
| 1932 | Carnival Boat | Albert S. Rogell | | |
| 1937 | Forlorn River | Charles Barton | First collaboration with Charles Barton | |
| 1937 | Thunder Trail | Charles Barton | Second collaboration with Charles Barton | |
| 1937 | Born to the West | Charles Barton | Third collaboration with Charles Barton | |
| 1939 | Geronimo | Paul Sloane | | |
| 1943 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Sam Wood | | |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Elliott Nugent | | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Are These Our Parents | William Nigh | | |
| 1944 | Black Magic | Phil Rosen | | |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas | Lew Landers | | |
| 1944 | Bowery Champs | William Beaudine | | |
| 1945 | The Great Flamarion | Anthony Mann | First collaboration with Anthony Mann | |
| 1945 | Anoush | Setrag Vartian | | |
| 1945 | Identity Unknown | Walter Colmes | First collaboration with Walter Colmes | |
| 1945 | Jealousy | Gustav Machatý | | |
| 1945 | The Woman Who Came Back | Walter Colmes | Second collaboration with Walter Colmes | |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonation | Anthony Mann | Second collaboration with Anthony Mann | |
| 1946 | Queen of the Amazons | Edward Finney | | |
| 1947 | The Pretender | W. Lee Wilder | Third collaboration with W. Lee Wilder | |
| 1952 | Gold Fever | Leslie Goodwins | | |
| 1958 | Space Master X-7 | Edward Bernds | Second collaboration with Edward Bernds | |
| 1959 | The Immoral Mr. Teas | Russ Meyer | | Uncredited |
| 1961 | The Sergeant Was a Lady | Bernard Glasser | | |
| 1962 | The Rape of the Sabine Women | Alberto Gout | | |
| 1965 | The Desert Raven | Alan S. Lee | | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1933 | Song of the Eagle | Ralph Murphy | Assistant editor | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Knickerbocker Holiday | Harry Joe Brown | Supervising editor | |
| 1946 | The Glass Alibi | W. Lee Wilder | Supervising editor | First collaboration with W. Lee Wilder |
| 1947 | Yankee Fakir | W. Lee Wilder | Supervising editor | Second collaboration with W. Lee Wilder |
| 1948 | The Vicious Circle | W. Lee Wilder | Supervising editor | Fourth collaboration with W. Lee Wilder |
| 1957 | Escape from Red Rock | Edward Bernds | Supervising editor | First collaboration with Edward Bernds |
Director :
| Year | Film |
| 1948 | Devil's Cargo |
| 1949 | Call of the Forest |

### Short documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1949 | The French Peep Show | Russ Meyer | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Arizona Sheepdog | Larry Lansburgh | |

### Shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1930 | Pick 'Em Young | Monte Carter |
| 1930 | Red Heads | Frank T. Davis |
| 1930 | Live and Learn | Fred Guiol |
| 1930 | Big Hearted | Robert De Lacey |
| 1930 | Two Fresh Eggs | Monte Carter |
| 1930 | Mind Your Business | Monte Carter |
| 1930 | Two Plus Fours | Ray McCarey |
| 1930 | The Boss's Orders | Fred Guiol |
| 1930 | Breakfast in Bed | Fred Guiol |
| 1931 | Chasing Trouble | Fred Guiol |
| 1931 | Night Class | Harry Fraser |
| 1931 | Against the Rules | Arch Heath |
| 1931 | June First | Donald Gallaher |
| 1931 | Oh! Oh! Cleopatra | Joseph Santley |
| 1931 | Take 'em and Shake 'em | Roscoe Arbuckle |
| 1931 | The House Dick | Lloyd French |
| 1931 | Selling Shorts | Harry Edwards |
| 1932 | Dumb Dicks | Ralph Ceder |
| 1932 | Mother-in-Law's Day | Harry Sweet |
| 1932 | A Perfect 36 | Ralph Ceder |
| 1954 | Stormy, the Thoroughbred with an Inferiority Complex | Larry Lansburgh |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1957 | The Christophers | 1 episode |
| 1957 | Walt Disney's Disneyland | 1 episode |
Editorial department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1955 | Cavalcade of America | Supervising editor | 1 episode |
Director :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1951−52 | At Home with Billie Burke | — |